Ako Kasei Confirms Deep Seawater Helps Lower Blood Pressure.Tokyo, Japan, Nov 16, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Japanese salt manufacturer Ako Kasei announced on November 14 the results of its recent research on deep seawater. Using the Kurosawa and Kusanagi-Hypercholesterolemic (KHC) rabbits, laboratory rabbits which specifically develop hereditary hypercholesteremia, the company has examined how an intake of Amami-no-Mizu (hardness of 1000), its proprietary high mineral water derived from deep seawater, affects hypertension and arteriosclerosis arteriosclerosis (ärtĭr'ēōsklərō`sis), general term for a condition characterized by thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood vessels. . Compared to ones taking normal water, the levels of blood pressure, namely systolic Systolic The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are actively pumping blood. The ventricles are squeezing (contracting) forcefully, and the pressure against the walls of the arteries is at its highest. arterial pressure, diastolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure Blood pressure when the heart is resting between beats. Mentioned in: Hypertension , mean blood pressure, pulse pressure and total peripheral resistance total peripheral resistance a measure of the total resistance to blood flow provided by the entire vascular system. , in those taking deep seawater were substantially lowered. Accordingly, Ako Kasei concluded that an intake of deep seawater has potential to prevent lifesytle-related diseases like hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Details of the research were presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Physiology held in October. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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